Associate, Deworm the World Initiative, Cross River 234 views0 applications


Job purpose

To provide critical operational, financial, project management, and communications support. Keen attention to details and team-oriented approach to work and efficiently execute both short- and long-term projects, whether administrative or strategic in nature. **

Duties and responsibilities

Project management support

● Support the Manager, Deworm the World Initiative, South-South Nigeria, to track and manage work plans for technical assistance to mass school-based deworming programs.

● Draft and edit supporting program documentation, and coordinate review processes for external-facing deliverables such as reports, proposals, presentations, or briefs.

● Contribute to internal working groups to leverage experiences and learnings across the state program geographies.

● Occasionally contribute to operational research projects such as desk reviews and/or case studies.

● Support field teams on Field data administration for various activities through smartphone technology.

Operational management support

● Work with the team to help develop and roll out knowledge management tools, processes, and systems with the deworming team in Nigeria.

● Provide occasional support to draft and review MoUs, contracts, and partnership agreements.

● Take delegated responsibilities in logistical and field operation planning, supervision and reporting.

● Support the team to implement good practices in file storage and program documentation.

● Liaise with operations department to arrange travel for staff, partners, and guests as needed.

Financial management support

● Submit and track payment requests

● Contribute to budget development and review processes.

● Facilitate monthly financial and budget monitoring report reviews.

● Provide occasional support to process invoices or payment requests as needed.

Communications support

● Coordinate with the team to gather communications material including photos, data points, consent forms, etc

● As Evidence Action is a dynamic organization, must be willing to provide additional support to country teams as needed and perform other duties as assigned.

External Relationships:

In collaboration with Manager, DtWI, conduct stakeholder meetings at the country, sub-county levels, ensuring communications between the program and stakeholders are well managed

Qualifications. First degree or its equivalent

● Bachelor’s Degree with 2+ years’ work experience in the management of program work with community or social enterprises/NGOs.

● Organized and self-motivated individual who is dedicated to excellence and can complete tasks with minimal supervision

● Quick learner and problem solver who can quickly grasp program information, and identify & act on opportunities for improvement

● Strong attention to detail

● Able to juggle competing priorities and deadlines, and to communicate clearly and proactively when plans change

● Demonstrated strong writing skills and project management skills

● Tech-savvy and experienced in using a range of cloud-based tools and systems (such as Asana and Slack), as well as Microsoft Office suite

● Team player who is eager to join a fast-paced, growing and diverse team with a start-up atmosphere

● Experience working internationally or with internationally diverse teams

● Alignment with Evidence Action values

● Sense of humour

Preferred Qualifications: First degree or its equivalent

As in above

Working conditions

This position will require very frequent travel across program implementation states especially in the South-South, Nigeria.

Position Location:

Cross River State

Direct reports:

None

Equal Opportunity Statement

Evidence Action does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor

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Evidence Action scales proven interventions that improve the lives of millions. We implement cost-effective interventions whose efficacy is backed by substantial rigorous evidence.

Evidence Action identifies innovative, appropriate financing mechanisms and builds best practice operational models. We voraciously self-evaluate, learn, and improve our models for scaling with a commitment to transparency on progress, impact, and value for money.

Our current programs are:

  • Dispensers for Safe Water is an entrepreneurial program for more than 4.7 million people in rural Eastern and Southern Africa. It is a proven innovation that dramatically expands access to water treatment at an extremely low cost.
  • Deworm the World Initiative scales up school-based deworming programs worldwide to improve children’s health, education, and long-term development. It currently supports deworming of more than 200 million children annually.
  • Evidence Action Beta explores what program with proven impact might work next for millions of people. Similar to beta testing for software, we are pressure-testing promising interventions as to their suitability for massive scale-up.
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0 USD Cross River CF 3201 Abc road Fixed Term , 40 hours per week Evidence Action

Job purpose

To provide critical operational, financial, project management, and communications support. Keen attention to details and team-oriented approach to work and efficiently execute both short- and long-term projects, whether administrative or strategic in nature. **

Duties and responsibilities

Project management support

● Support the Manager, Deworm the World Initiative, South-South Nigeria, to track and manage work plans for technical assistance to mass school-based deworming programs.

● Draft and edit supporting program documentation, and coordinate review processes for external-facing deliverables such as reports, proposals, presentations, or briefs.

● Contribute to internal working groups to leverage experiences and learnings across the state program geographies.

● Occasionally contribute to operational research projects such as desk reviews and/or case studies.

● Support field teams on Field data administration for various activities through smartphone technology.

Operational management support

● Work with the team to help develop and roll out knowledge management tools, processes, and systems with the deworming team in Nigeria.

● Provide occasional support to draft and review MoUs, contracts, and partnership agreements.

● Take delegated responsibilities in logistical and field operation planning, supervision and reporting.

● Support the team to implement good practices in file storage and program documentation.

● Liaise with operations department to arrange travel for staff, partners, and guests as needed.

Financial management support

● Submit and track payment requests

● Contribute to budget development and review processes.

● Facilitate monthly financial and budget monitoring report reviews.

● Provide occasional support to process invoices or payment requests as needed.

Communications support

● Coordinate with the team to gather communications material including photos, data points, consent forms, etc

● As Evidence Action is a dynamic organization, must be willing to provide additional support to country teams as needed and perform other duties as assigned.

External Relationships:

In collaboration with Manager, DtWI, conduct stakeholder meetings at the country, sub-county levels, ensuring communications between the program and stakeholders are well managed

Qualifications. First degree or its equivalent

● Bachelor’s Degree with 2+ years’ work experience in the management of program work with community or social enterprises/NGOs.

● Organized and self-motivated individual who is dedicated to excellence and can complete tasks with minimal supervision

● Quick learner and problem solver who can quickly grasp program information, and identify & act on opportunities for improvement

● Strong attention to detail

● Able to juggle competing priorities and deadlines, and to communicate clearly and proactively when plans change

● Demonstrated strong writing skills and project management skills

● Tech-savvy and experienced in using a range of cloud-based tools and systems (such as Asana and Slack), as well as Microsoft Office suite

● Team player who is eager to join a fast-paced, growing and diverse team with a start-up atmosphere

● Experience working internationally or with internationally diverse teams

● Alignment with Evidence Action values

● Sense of humour

Preferred Qualifications: First degree or its equivalent

As in above

Working conditions

This position will require very frequent travel across program implementation states especially in the South-South, Nigeria.

Position Location:

Cross River State

Direct reports:

None

Equal Opportunity Statement

Evidence Action does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor

2022-02-10

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